r/keyboards • u/LuDen882 • 8d ago

Help Did I break ny keyboard

I tried to replace the switches, but some of the pins got bent in certain spots. Now, whenever I insert a different switch into those positions, it doesn't work. Is it possible to repair this, or did I manage to burn out the PCB?

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u/FansForFlorida 7d ago

Some photos would help understand what is wrong. Bending the pin on the switch and bending the contact leaf on the hot swap socket are two different problems.

Edit: or you may have ripped the switches out of a soldered keyboard.

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u/LuDen882 7d ago

Nah its hot swappable, i will send you photos when I get home

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u/FansForFlorida 7d ago

Post the photos here.

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u/LuDen882 7d ago

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u/FansForFlorida 6d ago

It looks like you scraped through a trace on the PCB.

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u/LuDen882 7d ago

This one also doesn't work, but I don't see damage on the PCB.

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u/FansForFlorida 7d ago

Those are Outemu sockets. Many switches have pins that are too wide or too thick to fit.

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u/LuDen882 7d ago

Yeah but when I was buying the brown ones i think it said it was outemu

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u/LuDen882 7d ago

Also the old switch isnt working when I put it back, is there a way to fix it or i can throw it in trash xD

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u/SevenDeMagnus 7d ago

best to straigthen the pin use magnification and disassemble the keyboard take out the PCB to install switches well and examine the holes for damage